ARMY RECOVERS 93 UNEXPLODED BOMBS FROM IKEJA CANTONMENT
The Nigerian Army has recovered 93 unexploded ordnances also known as bombs at the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos in its ongoing operation dubbed ‘Exercise Clean Sweep’.
The exercise Clean Sweep began on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, and it was carried out to disinfect the epicentre following the 2002 bomb blast that rocked the cantonment.
Despite previous clearance and disposal exercises, remnants of unexploded ordnances have been discovered within and around the vicinity of the bomb blast, leading to safety and security concerns for the inhabitants of the Cantonment and nearby areas. Cantonment and environment.
The Director at the Directorate of Explosives Search and Disposal, Nigeria Army Engineers, and Coordinator of EXERCISE CLEAN SWEEP, Colonel Abdulrazaq Kazeem, disclosed that the recovered bombs were in various calibres and descriptions, during his maiden update on the exercise.
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